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*''The Connaught Rangers (The History of the Regiment)'' by Lieut-Colonel H F N Jourdain and Edward Fraser, in three volumes, originally published 1924-1928, is available as a reprint from [http://www.naval-military-press.com/connaught-rangers.html Naval and Military Press] Vol 1: 1793-1922 1st Battalion, formerly the 88th Foot; Vol II : 1572-1922 2nd Battalion, formerly the [[94th Regiment of Foot|94th Foot]]; Vol III: 1914-1919 5th & 6th Service Battalions. Available at the [[British Library]]**After World War 1, the 1st Battalion served in India, where news of the ‘Black and Tans' atrocities in their native Ireland sparked a mutiny at Jullundur during which two men were killed. 69 mutineers were court martialled and one executed as a result. Refer [[Connaught Rangers Mutiny]].*[httphttps://wwwaran.library.nuigalway.ie/geographyhandle/documents10379/Heritage-Chapter.pdf 5134 "A Lost Heritage: The Connaught Rangers and Multivocal Irishness"] by John Morrissey, 2005 , Chapter 3 of ''Ireland’s Heritages: Critical Perspectives on Memory and Identity '' edited by M Mc Carthy 2005.[https://aran.library.nuigalway.ie/bitstream/handle/10379/5134/Ireland%27s_Heritages_Chapter.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y pdf] Website: Geography DeptARAN, National University of Ireland, Galway. Includes details of the recruitment area for the regiment, including page 5 of the pdf.
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*'''1881''' merged with the [[94th Regiment of Foot]] to become 1st Battalion The Connaught Rangers
*'''1922''' disbanded on Irish independence<br>
==Regimental History==
''The Connaught Rangers. (The History of the Regiment)'' by Lieut.-Colonel H. F. N. Jourdain and Edward Fraser. In three volumes, published 1924-28, and available at the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01001096428 , and also in a reprint edition.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/connaught-rangers/ ''Connaught Rangers''] Naval & Military Press</ref>. Vol I: 1793-1922 1st Battalion, formerly 88th Foot; Vol II : 1572-1922 2nd Battalion, Formerly 94th Foot; Vol III: 1914-1919 5th & 6th Service Battalions. Officers. The Colours. Music.
== History in India ==
====1920====
See details of the [[Connaught Rangers Mutiny]] in India.
==References==1922===="Leaving Rawal Pindi on April 4th, 'They took passage to England, with Shorncliffe as their destination for the disbandment, in the same transport with another compatriot corps, destined to share their fate, the 2nd Battalion The Royal Irish'." <ref>''Great War Forum'' post in the topic "1st Connaught Rangers 1922" by archangel9 5 May 2019 (in a members's only section) quoting Jourdain & Fraser, The ''Connaught Rangers, Vol 1''.<references /ref> They sailed on the "Syria". <ref>Same ''Great War Forum'' topic, post by Derek Black 17 April 2019, quoting "''Freeman's Journal'' - Friday 28 April 1922", [a Dublin newspaper available online on BNA/findmypast].</ref>
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Highland_Volunteers) Highland Volunteers] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080113060520/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/088-793.htm 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers)] Regiments.org, an archived site.
*[http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080118041722/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/088Connt.htm The Connaught Rangers] including deployments: [http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20080103044454/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/088-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080108235545/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/094-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.
*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/collection/collection-news/indian-mutiny-tunic-reveals-death-defying-story "Indian Mutiny Tunic Reveals Death-Defying Story"] with additional [http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?q=searchType%3Dsimple%26simpleText%3Dindian%2520mutiny%26themeID%3D%26resultsDisplay%3Dlist%26page%3D15&pos=18&total=299&page=15&acc=2012-02-1-1 details] National Army Museum. Lieutenant Campbell Clark, [[2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|2nd Bengal European Fusiliers]] was attached to the 88th Regiment of Foot when he was shot at Cawnpore in November 1857 while taking part in an attack against the mutineers.
*[http://www.royal-irish.com/ The Royal Irish <nowiki>[Regiment]</nowiki>] Details of Museums and database for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers ([[27th Regiment of Foot|27th]] and [[3rd Madras (European) Infantry|108th]] Regiments of Foot), the Royal Irish Rifles ([[83rd Regiment of Foot|83rd]] and [[86th Regiment of Foot|86th]] Regiments of Foot), and the Royal Irish Fusiliers ([[87th Regiment of Foot|87th]] and [[89th Regiment of Foot|89th]] Regiments of Foot). In addition, in time it is intended to include in the database the names of many soldiers who served in what have become known as the Disbanded Irish Regiments, such as the Connaught Rangers, (88th and [[94th Regiment of Foot|94th]] Regiments of Foot), the Dublin Fusiliers ([[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|102th]] and [[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers| 103th]] Regiments of Foot) and the [[18th Regiment of Foot|(18th) Royal Irish Regiment]]. The Leinster Regiment ([[100th Regiment of Foot|100th]] and 109th Regiments of Foot) and the Royal Munster Fusiliers ([[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers| 101st]] and [[2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|104th]] Regiments of Foot) also are part of this category.
====Historical books online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00grea#page/n11/mode/2up ''Historical Record of the Eighty-eighth Regiment of Foot or Connaught Rangers, containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1793, and of its subsequent services to 1837''] 1838 Archive.org
**The Regiment was briefly in India in 1800, [http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00grea#page/4/mode/2up , page 4], and then took part in the [[Egyptian Campaign 1801| Egyptian Campaign of 1801]]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=AE40AAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 ''The autobiography and services of Sir James McGrigor, bart., late Director-General of the Army Medical Department, with an appendix of notes and original correspondence''] 1861 Google Books.
:C 1793 the author purchased his Surgeoncy in the 88th Regiment
*[https://archive.org/details/withconnaughtran00maxwrich ''With the Connaught Rangers in quarters, camp, and on leave''] by E.H. Maxwell.1883 Archive.org. The Regiment was in India 1857, [https://archive.org/stream/withconnaughtran00maxwrich#page/90/mode/2up page 90]-November 1870.==References==<references/>
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